Obituaries

Nov 26, 2023

Deanna Kay Morgan, age 70, passed away at the Hillcrest Care Center in McCook on November 26, 2023. She was born on March 15, 1953, and at a young age was adopted by Harry and Mae (Sims) Jenkins. Deanna attended and graduated from McCook High School in 1972. She married Glenn Morgan II on December 22, 1972, and to...

Nov 25, 2023

Velma "Jean" Ruppert, age 85, of McCook, died November 25, 2023. She was born on February 6, 1938, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Herman and Lela (Brant) Speth. She married Robert LeRoy Ruppert on December 26, 1957, in McCook, Nebraska. They were married for 63 years. Jean grew up on a farm south of Palmyra and attended the University of...

Nov 22, 2023

Larry E. Stoney, 74, of McCook, NE, formerly of Herndon, KS, passed away with family by his side at Ascension Via Christi Village in Manhattan, KS, on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Larry was born on January 18, 1949 to Harvey and Roseanna (Eby) Stoney. He graduated from Herndon High School in 1968 and then attended the Northwest Kansas Technical...

Nov 20, 2023

Larry Schnabel, formerly of Trenton, passed away Monday morning, November 20, 2023 at the Dundy County Hospital of Benkelman. He was 80 years of age. Services are pending at this time. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.

Nov 20, 2023

James "Jim" L. Foster age, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Health in Kearney on November 20, 2023. He was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on November 13, 1940, to Loyal and Winifred (Sexton) Foster. Jim attended school in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1958. He was inducted in the United States...

Nov 20, 2023

Charlotte Ann Schroeder Farr was born on December 27, 1932, in Oxford, Nebraska, to William and Katie Schroeder, the youngest girl of six children. A seventh child, Dale, came to be part of their family when he was a baby. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed on April 14, 1946, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Oxford....

Nov 19, 2023

Wayne Virgil Baker, age 83, passed away on November 19, 2023 at the Scottsbluff Monument Rehabilitation and Care Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Wayne was born on September 18, 1940 to John and Madeline (Schilz) Baker in McCook, Nebraska. He attended school and graduated from St. Patrick School and then McCook High School with the class of 1959. Wayne worked...

Nov 19, 2023

Christel W. Lakatosh went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 19, 2023. Christel Edith Johanna Weitschies-Lakatosh was born on May 8, 1932 in Seckenburg, East Prussia to Paul Weitschies Margarete Mandel. Christel trained and worked as a dental hygienist in Chicago, Illinois. She married Andrew Frank Lakatosh on June 25, 1960 in Oak...

Nov 16, 2023

Reba Maxine Tomlin, age 91, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on November 16, 2023, loved by her family. She was born north of Orafino to Theodore and Eunice (Moore) Ohlson, their third daughter. The family later moved to the farm south of Cambridge where she attended Sunny Hillside Country School. She had many fun memories...

Nov 15, 2023

Leatrice Sexton of Cambridge, age 86, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on November 15, 2023. She was born in Mineral Wells, Texas on October 18, 1937, to Vaughn and Betty (Bell) Davis. Leatrice grew up and attended Mineral Wells High School, graduating in 1955. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from...

Nov 15, 2023

Roy Irvin Jacobs passed away unexpectedly at his home in McCook on November 15, 2023, due to a massive heart attack. Roys wish for his end of life was that he died quickly, was happy, and was not alone. God granted him his wishes. He was happy in the moments before his death and was with his girlfriend Sharla....

Nov 13, 2023

Clarence Joseph Jankovits Jr. was born on September 7, 1938 at home in Hitchcock County, Nebraska to Clarence and Frances (Versch) Jankovits. He attended school in Herndon, Kansas and graduated with the Herndon High School Class of 1956. Clarence was united in marriage to Kay Fassler on November 14, 1959 in Herndon. They first lived south of Culbertson and...

Nov 12, 2023

Dana J. Frakes, age 81, of Trenton, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 12, 2023. She was born in Minneapolis, MN, on August 16, 1942, to Bill and Dorothy (Higley) Loop. The family moved to Trenton, where Dana graduated from High School in 1960. On June 19, 1960, she was united in marriage to Richard Frakes at...

Nov 11, 2023

Zona Inez Fritz was born on December 24, 1947 in Holdrege, Nebraska to Everett D. and Inez V. (Severns) Taylor. She graduated from Oxford High School in 1966 and furthered her education by graduating from the Lincoln General Hospital School of Nursing in 1969. Zona married James A. Von Loh on January 24, 1970 at St. John's Lutheran Church...

Nov 3, 2023

Doris J. Sydow, formerly of Trenton, Nebraska, went to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, November 3, 2023. She died of natural causes, yet lives in glory with our Lord. Doris, born March 20, 1938, was the loving mother of three boys: Keith, Steve and Terry Simmons (passed in 1996). Her first husband, Phil Simmons passed away...

Nov 1, 2023

James D. Hunt was born on January 25, 1965 in New Castle, Wyoming to Elry and Doris (Howard) Hunt. He attended school in Benkelman, Nebraska and later Colorado. Jim lived for many years in Arizona before moving to McCook in April of 1996. He called McCook and the Southwest Area Training Center (SWATS) home for more than 27 years,...

Nov 1, 2023

Susan "Sue" Michele Lampman Dack was born on August 26, 1958 in McCook, Nebraska to Merlin and Lorna (Harrison) Hoyt. Sues dad's work took the family all over the country to live in such places as Chincoteague Island, Virginia, Maryland and Montana before they planted in California. California would always be where Sues heart was. She graduated high school...

Oct 26, 2023

Clara Leola (Stevenson) Mooney was born November 2nd, 1925 on a farm in Frontier Country, south of Eustis, Nebraska to Harry and Edith Stevenson. Leola made her departure peacefully at her home of 66 years in Norwalk, California on October 26th, 2023.

In 1926, Harry, Edith, and Leola moved to Cooper Ranch north of Holbrook, Nebraska and...

Oct 25, 2023

DeLoris Ruth Summers died October 25, 2023, at home, in Marquis Assisted Living Center, Tualatin, Oregon. DeLoris was 91 years old. She was born May 26, 1932, and grew up on a farm outside of Bartley, Nebraska. DeLoris was the only child of Louis and Viola (Wall) Schaffert. DeLoris had fun growing up on the farm and liked telling...

Oct 24, 2023

James Sherman Hobbs Sr., age 84 of Cambridge, passed away at Kearney Regional Hospital on October 24, 2023. He was born in Pekin, IL on October 22, 1939, to Harley "Jack" and Vivian (Wilkerson) Hobbs. James joined the US Navy in 1957. He served on the USS Telfair out of San Diego, CA. He was Honorable Discharged.

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